UZLJMC7 Reading Lucretius

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Prerequisites
LJSoZK First State Exam in Latin
B. A. State Exam in Latin Language and Literature
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
T. Lucretius Carus is a representative of the Cicero's time's poetry, follower and popularizer of the Epikuros' philosophy, which he introduces to Romans in his philosophical epos "De rerum natura". Together with Cicero he is the main source of the Latin philosophical language.
Syllabus
  • Texts: Lucretius I, 1-148; II, 1-66; III, 1-93; 830-869; V, 925-1027; VI, 1138-1286.
Literature
  • LUCRETIUS CARUS, Titus. La natura. Edited by Francesco Giaconti. Nuova trad. [Milano]: Garzanti, 1994, lxxvi, 573. ISBN 88-11-36522-8. info
  • LUCRETIUS CARUS, Titus. De la nature. Edited by Alfred Ernout. Paris: Les Belles lettres, 1985, 289 s. ISBN 2-07-070802-0. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Samostatná domácí četba, kolokvium ověří schopnost text správně přečíst, přeložit a elementárně komentovat. Daktylský hexametr.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Credit evaluation note: Pro studenty oboru klasická latina hodnoceno jedním kreditem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010.
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